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Man Scammed into ‘Paying Taxes’ with Bitcoin

A man in Vancouver, Canada just lost $3,000 in a Bitcoin telephone tax scam.

The scammer told the victim he would be thrown in jail if he didn’t send $3,000 in unpaid taxes to the Canada Revenue Agency immediately. The thief then sent the man to a bitcoin ATM to complete the transaction.

The scam led local law enforcement to release a statement confirming that you can’t pay your taxes using digital currencies. According to an announcement on Twitter, these types of schemes first started happening in December 2017.